From: David W. Fenton on
=?Utf-8?B?UmljaGFyZA==?= <Richard(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:D71EB5BC-8DAD-4853-A527-C7632EAB4826(a)microsoft.com:

> Auto numbers are meant to increment, but not necessarily are
> sequential.

Long integer Autonumbers can be sequential or random. They are
sequential by default. They can also be "ReplicationID" instead of
long integer, in which case they are neither sequential nor random.

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